“Your vote is magic,” Hurricane Sandy, and book reviews for young audiences

NEWS FLASH:Hurricane Sandy support. The Times Union of Albany NY ran a story questioning how Susan B. Anthony would vote in this 2012 presidential election? LINKPDF Our long-time friend Teri Gay (whose comments can be found on this site in “Votes for Women Salon”) was interviewed for the Times Union article.

LAST MINUTE VOTING INFORMATION: Find out where you should go to vote, what will be on your ballot and the issues at stake (Vote411.org). For last minute questions, contact the National Voter Empowerment hotline at 866-698-6831. Make sure you have the right ID to vote (VoterID.me) and know your congressional district (My2012District.com).

This 2012 election is the first time I’ve been aware of people being aware of what it took to win the vote for women. The status quo was crying about the shift. Women want “things,” they told us. How insulting. The thing I want most is equality. A balance of power, in the good sense, of caring and understanding.

I assign my students to the news notes and ask them what they discovered the next day in class. Half have completed the assignment. The other half have their heads in the clouds. What’s their problem? I love suffrage history.